Jumpinoff Rock Trail - Blue Ridge Parkway 260.3

Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes - Jumpinoff Rock Hiking Trail

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Review of Jumpinoff Rock Trail

½ mile, one way **Easy

Perhaps it was the approaching storm, perhaps it was the heat.
Whatever the reason, on the day we hiked this trail was not as
enjoyable as most other trails we have walked. On another day at
another time this may have been a more pleasant hike.

The day we ascended the Jumpinoff Rock Trail was a hot humid hazy
July afternoon. In the distance you could hear the muffled rumble
of thunder, therefore this hike was more a fast paced walk or
slow trot.

Approximately
halfway up this trail we came to a bench with an unauthorized
path leading to the left. We continued straight on the trail
until we came to the overlook of the valley below. In the
distance we could hear what sounded like the howling of a wolf.
Other than that and the sound of an ever closer approaching
thunderstorm, this was an eerily quiet trail. The Jumpinoff Rock
Trail may be a good one to undertake in the fall when the leaves
have started to show their color.